For the upcoming National Writers Convention in Salt Lake City we fired up three of our 24 inch smokers and got to smokin! The day before we prepped 35 pounds of eye of round to make jerkey, let it sit overnight, and then filled racks full of thick meat strips.

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This was a fun one to try. It is actually 2 recipes in one (you lucky reader!). First, I wanted to make something with the Oregon cherries my husband purchased canned last year. I also was very intruiged with the recipe for “Hot Water Pie Crust”. Could it be done? I have watched Martha make this many times and the theme is always cold cold cold, so I wondered

This was interesting. Not your typical KFC coleslaw, but still good. Not great, but decent. If you like crunchy cabbage, then you will probably like this recipe. I like the color even though the red cabbage is more purple, it is still festive. Be careful with your amounts of cabbage. It only calls for 2 cups!